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Bad Lots, Good Explanations

Iranzo, Valeriano

Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM, publicado en Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía ( (Revistas UNAM)

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Iranzo, Valeriano (2001). Bad Lots, Good Explanations. Crítica. Revista Hispanoamericana de Filosofía; Vol. 33 Núm. 98, 2001; 71-96. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4115423

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Autor(es)
Iranzo, Valeriano
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Artes y Humanidades
Título
Bad Lots, Good Explanations
Fecha
2019-01-07
Resumen
Van Fraassen"s argument from the "bad lot" challenges realist interpretations of inference to the best explanation (IBE). In this paper I begin by discussing the replies suggested by S. Psillos and P. Lipton. I do not find them convincing. However, I think that van Fraassen"s argument is flawed. First of all, it is a ;non sequitur. Secondly, I think that the real target for the scientific realist is the underlying assumption that epistemic justification results from a comparative assessment among rival explanations. I argue that justification for believing an explanation does not depend on comparison, but on the extent that criteria of explanatory goodness are fulfilled. Therefore, in addition to offering more or less intuitive IBE-tailored arguments, realists fond of IBE should have to analyze the implicit standards of explanatory goodness. In the last section I distinguish between contextual and transcontextual criteria concerning explanatory goodness. Concerning the latter, I focus on consilience, simplicity, analogy and conservatism.
Tema
inference to the best explanation; van Fraassen; scientific realism; inferencia a la mejor explicación; van Fraassen; realismo científico
Idioma
eng
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 1870-4905; ISSN impreso: 0011-1503
DOI
https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2001.920

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